by Author-Rochelle Kaplan | Feb 15, 2023 | Author Rochelle Kaplan, Comfort Zone, Personal Stories
Twice during my youth, I spent the school year in Jerusalem, Israel with my family while my high-school teacher father was on Sabbatical leave. I turned 7 the first trip and then celebrated my 15th birthday the second time. Although my father taught my younger sister...
by Author-Rochelle Kaplan | Jan 10, 2023 | Author Rochelle Kaplan, Comfort Zone, Personal Stories
It goes without saying that I love words. I love using colorful, weighty words and I love learning new words. Not necessarily new new words—the ones that have been recently added to Merriam-Webster—but old new words. Legacy words that have been...
by Author-Rochelle Kaplan | May 11, 2022 | Author Rochelle Kaplan, Comfort Zone, fiction writing, Positive Perspective, Writing Inspiration, Writing Process
At its root, perfectionism isn’t really about a deep love of being meticulous. It’s about fear. Fear of making a mistake. Fear of disappointing others. Fear of failure. Fear of success. ~ Michael Law How true and eye-opening that quote is. I am a meticulous...
by Author-Rochelle Kaplan | Nov 8, 2021 | Author Rochelle Kaplan, Comfort Zone, fiction writing, Writing Inspiration
I have never felt comfortable speaking in public. I still don’t. Whether it was back in school when a teacher called on me to answer a question or at work when asked to give a presentation. Public speaking created such anxiety in me that I wanted to crawl into a hole...
by Author-Rochelle Kaplan | Feb 25, 2021 | Comfort Zone, Disciplined Decisions
Lockdowns can bring out the best and the worst in a person. Take me for example. I had no problem hunkering down and writing for a least an hour each day. I also had no problem hunkering down and snacking every evening. Orville Redenbacher’s Movie Theater Butter...
